Revelation 18:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsRevelation 18:21 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
Καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἦρεν
aírō
G142
to raise up
εἷς
heîs
G1520
one
ἄγγελος
ángelos
G32
angel
ἰσχυρὸς
ischyrós
G2478
strong
λίθον
líthos
G3037
stone
ὡς
hōs
G5613
as
μύλον
mýlos
G3458
millstone
μέγαν
mégas
G3173
great
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἔβαλεν
bállō
G906
to throw
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
θάλασσαν
thálassa
G2281
sea
λέγων
légō
G3004
to say
οὕτως
hoútō
G3779
thus
ὁρμήματι
hórmēma
G3731
impulse
βληθήσεται
bállō
G906
to throw
Βαβυλὼν
Babylṓn
G897
Babylon
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
μεγάλη
mégas
G3173
great
πόλις
pólis
G4172
city
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
οὐ
ou
G3756
not
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
εὑρεθῇ
heurískō
G2147
to find
ἔτι
éti
G2089
still
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World English Bible Public Domain
A mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying, "Thus with violence will Babylon, the great city, be thrown down, and will be found no more at all.
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King James Version Public Domain
And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw into the sea, saying, “Thus Babylon, the great city, will be thrown down with violence, and she will certainly not be seen anymore,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).